Recent content by lolly2012

He has gone to his new home today

Hello I was on two weeks ago I rescued 4 ex bats and they brought in a sickness. I have treated the whole flock as my original girls became sick too. I lost two of the ex bats sadly ( sky and Cluck) the others are basically back to normal now running around eating well ect. The two ex bats who...

Ah glad to hear it went well sending healing thoughts and prayers for a continued and speedy recovery xx

Hello two of my 8 chickens are poorly and I have sought advice and ordered some Colloidal silver I have been told to put with the water so all of my girls are treated. Three seem to have a cold One is very quiet she is drinking but I haven't seen her eat for a couple of days, The other two each...

I have been getting up at 6:30am to let the girls out they hear me coming and jump off the perch and line up ready to come out. The four marans are all very energetic in the morning and have a stretch and run around the warrens walk out half asleep and there's one that doesn't come out straight...

Sorry to hear about your sadie, Sending Healing thoughts and Vibes her way for a speedy recovery x

I don't drink so sadly my girls will never see beer lol But my uncle many years ago when I was a little girl took his chicken Lucy to the pub with him of an evening and she used to drink Newcastle Brown ale from a small bowl he took to the pub. She loved it she was a house chicken she didn't...

Funny you should say that but I have found the same thing. Was in the supermarket looking for something to have for dinner it was late in the evening so opted for something easy to make dinner as quick as possible. Walked along the isles and my partner stopped next to some pies there was a...

I am still quite new to chicken keeping and now have eight chickens 4 black copper Marans named Gertie, Kirsty, Margo and Faith and the new additions are warrens Named cluck, dolly, sky and sugar. The kids named sky and sugar I am guilty of naming the others lol I feel I can bond with them...

I have the eggs Gertie got up to wander around so I sneaked in and got the eggs. If she does persist in wanting to sit I think I may let her but In the mean time I will search for a suitable home should I get a little cockerel chick hatch in the future. I never knew that keeping chickens could...

Hello I have only had my hens just a week today and Gertie has decided to sit on her egg. I'm not sure what to do. It wasn't in my plans to let them have chicks but seems cruel to move her. My worry is if the egg hatches and its a cockerel because where I live I'm not allowed to keep a cockerel...

Quote: Thank you its a big relief to me I think one of them is more wary than the other three so I have made no attempts to go too close to her I figure if I can gain the trust of one or two the others will see that I am fine. I would like to be able to stroke them in the future but don't...

Hello I have just got my first 4 chickens and was told that they were laying an egg each a day. They are black copper maran's. I understand that It takes them time to settle into their new home I'm just wondering how long is it usually before they settle. They seem very happy when they are let...

Hello (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Got my first chickens 2 days ago , I have helped an auntie with her chickens but these are the first I have ever owned. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have just 4 chickens at the moment. (3) What breeds...